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The Colorado Springs resident is the second-oldest survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 - behind Southern California resident Ray Chavez, who is 104.

It’s fear of a Kurdish state — even more than the Islamic State. But things could get complicated with Washington supporting Kurdish rebels.

The Republican nominee strays from the teleprompter as he makes a passionate case for his candidacy.

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Back in April, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner pledged $100 million toward a crazy plan to visit another star system.

The mission — Breakthrough Starshot — aims to get this done by propelling teeny, tiny spaceships to 20% the speed of light with powerful lasers.

Milner and famed physicist Stephen Hawking initially said their destination would be Alpha Centauri: the second-closest star system to Earth, located some 4.37 light-years (25.7 trillion miles) away. Читать дальше...

Guess Inc. shares soared 14.2% in Wednesday after-hours trading after the apparel and accessories company reported fiscal second-quarter earnings and same-store sales that beat consensus. Net income for the quarter totaled $32.3 million, or 38 cents per share, up from $18.3 million, or 21 cents per share, for the same period last year. Adjusted earnings were 14 cents per share, beating the FactSet consensus of 6 cents per share. Sales totaled $545.0 million, down from $546.3 million, and below... Читать дальше...

The Clinton Foundation, the family philanthropy of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, should shut down or transfer operations to another charity despite its good work to avoid perceptions of "pay-for-play," The Washington Post and USA Today said in editorials on Wednesday. Despite plans announced earlier this week to reorganize the Clinton Foundation if Hillary Clinton wins the Nov. 8 election, USA Today said the global charity must close for the Democratic candidate to avoid any appearance of unethical ties. Читать дальше...

Democratic nominee urges drugmaker to cut ‘outrageous’ price of EpiPen

France's former conservative president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has branded the full-body burkini swimsuits worn by some Muslim women a "provocation" that he says supports radicalized Islam.

Essential Politics: Lawmakers send Gov. Jerry Brown sweeping bills to extend climate change efforts Aug. 24, 2016, 3:17 p.m. Welcome to Essential Politics, our daily feed on California government and politics news. We've got a number of big stories that we're following: Lawmakers finished work...

(AP) — Two officers in a suburban Denver police department that's under federal investigation are no longer allowed to train recruits after taking them to play "Pokemon Go" instead of teaching them. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/2bvWrij ) that a pair of Commerce City officers were removed from field training duties last week after their superiors found they were playing the popular game that involves searching for virtual creatures in real-world locations.

Government officials in Ecatepec, a suburb of Mexico City, hope a major renovation will bring down violence but residents aren’t so sure.

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The diabetes drug metformin may help overweight children and teens with autism slim down, a new study suggests.

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(AP) — Sick kids at a western Montana school may have to go see the school secretary as the Lolo School District has had to cut back their nurse's hours due to a lost grant. The Missoulian reports (http://bit.ly/2bgLcXF ) that Lolo's school nurse was funded by a four-year $120,000 anonymous grant for the past four years, but that money has run out.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach built on commanding first-leg advantages to cruise through the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday, while Russian side Rostov thrashed Ajax 4-1 to reach the group stage for the first time. City will play a sixth straight season in Europe’s elite competition after beating Steaua Bucharest 1-0 thanks

At least one person was killed and 14 others injured on Wednesday in a gun and bomb attack at American University in Kabul, Fox news reported.

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Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin told Business Insider in a Wednesday interview that members of Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign have told him that the Manhattan billionaire has times where he "hides in his apartment" and they're growing "frustrated."

Trump recently restructured his campaign, bringing on Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon and pollster Kellyanne Conway to run it.

Previous campaign chair Paul Manafort... Читать дальше...

Business software provider Workday Inc. reported revenue climbed more than a third, but the company’s loss was wider than expected in the face of rising expenses.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As a pharmaceutical company run by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s daughter faces scrutiny for hiking prices on life-saving allergy injection pens, Manchin is remaining mum. The Democratic West Virginia senator’s daughter, Heather Bresch, is CEO of Mylan, which manufactures EpiPens. A two-dose package cost around $94 nine years ago. The cost averaged

The Manchester City boss will first and foremost be delighted that his side have reached the Champions League but the support for the goalkeeper made this uncomfortable viewing

NEW YORK — Stocks closed lower on Wednesday, led by sharp declines in health-care companies as outrage over the steep price hikes for Mylan’s EpiPens escalates. On Wednesday: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 65.82 points, or 0.4 percent, to 18,481.48. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 11.46 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,175.44.

– The federal government has said that six out of all the judges in Nigeria have been very busy since President Muhammadu Buhari came into power – The Nigerian government also said that aside these six judges, investigators, prosecutors, private defence counsels have also been busy The federal government has said that judges have been busy […]

Gov. Cuomo Wednesday signed into law an ethics bill he says will increase accountability and transparency.

As ordinary and high-profile Twitter users, such as actress Leslie Jones, continue to get harassed, the social network is working hard to find solutions that protect its users from abuse. Photo: Getty Images.